IntervaOpen the desk

World Bank · Public Sector

Denmark: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

122.81Bcurrent LCU · 2024+395.3% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Denmark from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2024122,810,000,000
202391,098,000,000
202292,523,000,000
202198,244,000,000
20201,901,000,000
201993,973,000,000
201817,982,000,000
201731,903,000,000
2016-1,485,000,000
2015-23,219,000,000
201424,795,000,000
2013-22,873,000,000
2012-61,671,000,000
2011-34,882,000,000
2010-44,254,000,000
2009-36,518,000,000
200869,414,000,000
200796,719,000,000
200692,524,000,000
200589,866,000,000
200431,906,000,000
20039,936,000,000
20027,379,000,000
200117,476,000,000
200024,452,000,000
199910,810,000,000
1998-1,304,000,000
1997-10,720,000,000
1996-22,432,000,000
1995-38,492,000,000
1994-21,827,000,000
1993-17,777,000,000
1992-12,034,000,000
1991-10,967,000,000
1990-3,566,000,000
19899,079,000,000
198818,342,000,000
198728,805,000,000
198630,525,000,000
1985-2,430,000,000
1984-20,202,000,000
1983-32,929,000,000
1982-35,885,000,000
1981-22,681,000,000
1980-8,479,000,000
1979-1,820,000,000
1978284,000,000
1977-1,741,000,000
1976566,000,000
1975-3,364,000,000
19742,390,000,000
19736,966,000,000
19724,788,000,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

CSV, all countriesJSON, DenmarkAPI and MCP

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in other countries

Rank Denmark against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

Denmark: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) (1972–2024) · Interva